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Change of guard, no family card: BJP’s larger message in ticket distribution

Ruhi Tewari -
BJP's ninth list is symbolic of its efforts to ease out the older guard beyond the obvious names and dismiss the 'family factor'.

Power gets concentrated in fewer hands after Modi govt loses one more minister

Neelam Pandey -
Ananth Kumar’s portfolios given to Sadananda Gowda and Narendra Tomar, triggering criticism that power remains concentrated in a few hands in Modi govt.

Ananth Kumar’s demise a big setback for BJP’s Karnataka 2019 plans

Rohini Swamy -
Although not a leader with mass appeal, Ananth Kumar had a reputation of being a sound strategist with expertise in organisational affairs.

‘Shah’ in Amit Shah is of Persian origin, says Irfan Habib

Rajgopal Singh -
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Ananth Kumar, a skillful administrator and a political heavyweight

Rohini Swamy -
Union minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away Monday, was an old political warhorse who never lost his Bengaluru (South) Lok Sabha constituency.

Union minister Ananth Kumar back in India after treatment, still needs to rest

Pragya Kaushika -
Union minister Ananth Kumar's office in Bengaluru has denied reports that he is suffering from cancer.

The cancer that ails 2 of India’s top politicians & a talent-averse Modi govt

ThePrint Team -
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As Ananth Kumar passes away, a look at politicians who have beaten or succumbed to cancer

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Union minister Ananth Kumar died Monday of cancer, a disease that also afflicts his former ministerial colleague Manohar Parrikar.

Union minister Ananth Kumar undergoes surgery in US, may return next weekend

Pragya Kaushika -
Minister’s office terms as 'rumours' reports that he has pancreatic cancer. BJP and government silent on nature of illness. 

One of the fastest spreading cancers that ails 2 of India’s top politicians

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Even if pancreatic cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, oncologists say the average survival time is 20 months.
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India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

Andy Mukherjee -
New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Keeping CAPF in Bengal for 60 days raises constitutional questions. It’s not an occupying force

History of Indians in the Arab world—port builders, Jat governor, translators, and slaves

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Economy

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

Julian Luk -
The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Defence

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

Debdutta Chakraborty -
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

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